reform vs amend

reform is a noun but amend is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reform	Yes	No	Yes	No
amend	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, amend is a hypernym of reform; that is, amend is a word with a broader meaning than reform:

reform: make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
amend: to make better

Other hypernyms of reform include ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate.

As verbs, amend is a hypernym of reform; that is, amend is a word with a broader meaning than reform:

reform: improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition
amend: to make better

Other hypernyms of reform include ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate.

reform (noun)	amend (noun)
a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices
self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice

reform (verb)	amend (verb)
make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices	to make better
break up the molecules of	set straight or right
produce by cracking	make amendments to
change for the better
bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition